Publications

2020

Changes in the distribution of nesting Arctic seaducks are not strongly related to variation in polar bear presence

Authors: Dey, C. J., Semeniuk, C. A. D., Iverson, S. A., Gilchrist, H. G.
2020 Arctic Science 6 (2) 114-123
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Exposure to exogenous egg cortisol does not rescue juvenile Chinook salmon body size, condition or survival from the effects of elevated water temperatures

Authors: Warriner, T. R., Semeniuk, C. A. D., Pitcher, T. E., Love, O. P.
2020 Ecology and Evolution 10(5) 2466-2477
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Bridging Levels from Individuals to Communities and Ecosystems

Authors: Railsback, S. F., Berger, U., Giske, J., Hagstrom, G. I., Harvey, B. C., Semeniuk, C.A.D., & Grimm, V.
2020 Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 101 1-10

Knowledge co-production: A pathway to effective fisheries management, conservation, and governance

Authors: Cooke, S.J., Nguyen, V.M., Chapman, J.M., Reid, A.J., Landsman, S.J., Young, N., Hinch, S.G., Schott, S., Mandrak, N., and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2020 Fisheries

Rearing conditions differentially affect behavioural phenotypes of male ‘jack’ and ‘hooknose’ chinook salmon and their sisters in both fresh and salt water

Authors: Church, K.D., Janisse, K., Nguyen-Dang, L., Heath, J.W., Heath, D.D., & Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2020 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

The role of conservation physiology in mitigating social-ecological traps in wildlife-provisioning tourism: a case study of feeding stingrays in the Cayman Islands. In: Conservation Physiology: Applications for Wildlife Conservation and Management

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D. Edited by Madliger, C.L., Franklin, C.E., Love, O.P., and Cooke, S.J.
2020 Oxford University Press.

2019

Domestic-wild hybridization to improve aquaculture performance in Chinook salmon

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., Capelle, P.M., Dender, M.G.E., Devlin, R.H., Dixon, B., Drown, J., Heath, J.W., Hepburn, R., Higgs, D.M., Janisse, K., Lehnert, S.J., Love, O.P., Mayrand, J., Mickle, M., Pitcher, T.E., Neff, B., Semple, S.L., Smith, J.L., Toews, S., Venney, C., Wellband, K., and Heath, D.D.
2019 Aquaculture 511: 734255

The effects of variation in acclimation- and growth-maximizing behavioural types of outcrossed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) on growth and survival in captivity

Authors: Mayrand, J.L., Heath, D.D., Heath, J.W., and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2019 Applied Animal Behaviour Science 216: 52-62

Life in captivity: varied behavioural responses to novel setting and food types in first-generation hybrids of farmed and wild juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Authors: Janisse, K., Capelle, P.M., Heath, J.W., Dender, M.G., Heath, D.D., Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2019 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (in press)

Monarch butterfly conservation through the social lens: eliciting public preferences for management strategies across transboundary nations

Authors: Solis-Sosa, R., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Fernandez-Lozada, S., Dabrowska, K., Cox, S., Haider, W.
2019 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7
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2018

Validating fin tissue as a non-lethal proxy to liver and muscle tissue for stable isotope analysis of yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

Authors: McCloskey, M., Yurkowski, D.J., and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2018 Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 54: 196-208

Phenotypic integration of behavioural and physiological traits is related to variation in growth among stocks of Chinook salmon

Authors: Dender, M.G., Capelle, P.M., Love, O.P., Heath, D.D., Heath, J.W., and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2018 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 75: 2271-2279

Forecasting the outcome of multiple effects of climate change on northern common eiders

Authors: Dey, C.J., Semeniuk, C.A., Iverson, S.A., Richardson, E., McGeachy, D., and Gilchrist, H.G.
2018 Biological Conservation 220: 94-103

Adaptive phenotypic integration benefits a key performance trait in salmonid aquaculture

Authors: Dender, M.G.E., Capelle, P.M., Love O.P., Heath, D.D., Heath, J.W., and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2018 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (in press)

Prenatal stress differentially affects performance and survival across life-history stages depending on the postnatal environment

Authors: Capelle, P.M., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Sopinka, N.M., Heath, J.W., and Love, O.P.
2018 Functional Ecology (in revision)

2017

Increasing nest predation will be insufficient to maintain polar bear body condition in the face of sea-ice loss

Authors: Dey, C.J., Richardson, E., McGeachy, D., Iverson, S.A.. Gilchrist, H.G., and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2017 Global Change Biology 23: 1821-1831

Glucocorticoids in fish eggs: variation, interactions with the environment, and the potential to shape offspring fitness

Authors: Sopinka, N.M, Capelle, P.M., Semeniuk, C.A.D., and Love, O.P.
2017 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 90: 15-33

The effects of paternal reproductive tactic and rearing environment on juvenile variation in growth as mediated through aggression and foraging behaviours of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Authors: Forest, A.R., Dender, M.G.E., Pitcher, T.E., and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2017 Ethology 123: 329-341

Redder isn’t always better: cost of carotenoids in Chinook salmon eggs

Authors: Lehnert, S.J., Devlin, R.H., Pitcher, T.E., Semeniuk, C.A.D., and Heath, D.D.
2017 Behavioural Ecology 28: 549-555

Differential female preference for individual components of a reproductive male round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) pheromone

Authors: Farwell, M., Hughes, G., Smith, J.L., Clelland, E., Loeb, S.J., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Scott, A.P., Li, W., and Zielinski, B.
2017 Journal of Great Lakes Research 43: 379-386

Energetic behavioural-strategy prioritization of clark’s nutcrackers in whitebark pine communities: An agent-based modeling approach

Authors: McLane, A.J., Semeniuk, C.A.D., McDermid, G.J., Tomback, D.F., Lorenz, T., and Marceau, D.
2017 Ecological Modelling 354: 123-139

2016

Additive and non-additive genetic components of the jack male life history in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytshca)

Authors: Forest, A.R., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Heath, D.D., and T.E. Pitcher
2016 Genetica 144: 477-485

Latitudinal variation in ecological opportunity and intra-specific competition indicates differences in niche variability and diet specialization of Arctic marine predators

Authors: Yurkowski, D.J, Ferguson, S., Choy, E., Loseto, L., Brown, T., Muir, D., Semeniuk, C.A.D., and A. Fisk
2016 Ecology and Evolution 6: 1666-1678

Prenatal stress exposure generates higher early survival and smaller size without impacting developmental rate in a Pacific salmon

Authors: Capelle, P.M., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Sopinka, N.M., Heath, J.W., and Love, O.P.
2016 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 325: 641-650

Spatial and temporal variation of an ice-adapted predator’s feeding ecology in a changing Arctic marine ecosystem

Authors: Yurkowski, D.J., Ferguson, S.H., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Brown, T.M., Muir, D.C.G., and Fisk, A.T.
2016 Oecologia 180: 631-644

Influence of sea ice phenology on the movement ecology of ringed seals across their latitudinal range

Authors: Yurkowski, D.J., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Harwood, L.A., Rosing-Asvid, A., Dietz, R., Brown, T.M., Clackett, S., Grgicak-Mannion, A., Fisk, A.T., and Ferguson, S.H.
2016 Marine Ecology Progress Series 562: 237-250

2015

Behaviour of Perch

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., Magnhagen, C., and Pyle, G.
2015 Biology of Perch, CRC Press Chapter 9: 230-250

Reported off-leash frequency and perception of risk for gastrointestinal parasitism are not associated in owners of urban park-attending dogs: A multifactorial investigation

Authors: Smith, A.F., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Rock, M.J., Massolo, A.
2015 Preventive Veterinary Medicine 120: 336-348
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Effects of chemical lipid extraction and the utility of lipid normalization models on δ13C and δ15N values in Arctic marine mammal tissues

Authors: Yurkowski, D. J., Hussey, N. E., Semeniuk, C., Ferguson, S. H., and Fisk, A. T.
2015 Polar Biology 38: 131-143

Assessing baseline stress physiology as an integrator of environment quality in a wild avian population: implications for use as a conservation biomarker

Authors: Madliger, C.L., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Harris, C.M., and Love, O.P.
2015 Biological Conservation 192: 409-417

2014

Evidence for baseline glucocorticoids as mediators of reproductive investment in a wild bird

Authors: Love, O.P., Madliger, C.L., Bourgeon, S., Semeniuk, C.A.D., and Williams, T.D.
2014 General and Comparative Endocrinology 199: 65-69
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Identifying non-independent anthropogenic risks using a behavioral individual-based model

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., Musiani, M., Birkigt, D.A., Hebblewhite, M., Grindal, S., and Marceau, D.J.
2014 Ecological Complexity 17 67-78
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Spatial and temporal variation of an ice-adapted predator’s feeding ecology in a changing Arctic marine ecosystem

Authors: Yurkowski, D. J., Ferguson, S. H., Semeniuk, C. A. D., Brown, T. M., Muir, D. C., and Fisk, A. T.
2014 Oecologia 1-14

Dog-walking behaviours affect gastrointestinal parasitism in park-attending dogs

Authors: Smith, A. F., Semeniuk, C. A. D., Kutz, S. J., and Massolo, A.
2014 Parasites & vectors 7: 1-10

2013

Heterogeneity among rural resident attitudes toward wolves

Authors: Sponarski, C.C., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Glikman, J.A., Bath, A.J., and Musiani, M.
2013 Human Dimensions of Wildlife 18 239-248

2012

Evaluating risk effects of industrial features on woodland caribou habitat selection in west central Alberta using agent-based modelling

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., M. Musiani, M. Hebblewhite, S. Grindal, D.J. Marceau.
2012 Procedia Environmental Sciences 13 698-714
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Incorporating behavioural-ecological strategies in pattern-oriented modelling of caribou habitat use in a highly industrialized landscape

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., M. Musiani, M. Hebblewhite, S. Grindal, and D. J. Marceau.
2012 Ecological Modelling 243 18-32
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2011

Human activity helps prey win the predator-prey space race

Authors: Muhly, T.B., Semeniuk, C.A.D., Massolo, A., Hickman. L., and M. Musiani.
2011 PLoS ONE 6(3) e17050.
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The role of agent-based models in wildlife ecology and management: The importance of accommodating individual habitat-selection behaviours and spatially explicit movement for conservation planning

Authors: McClane, A.J., Semeniuk, C.A.D.* and D. Marceau.
2011 Ecological Modelling 222 1544-1556
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2010

A linked model of animal ecology and human behaviour for the management of wildlife tourism

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., Haider, W., Cooper, A. and K.D. Rothley.
2010 Ecological Modelling 221 2699-2713
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Pre-laying climatic cues can time reproduction to optimally match offspring hatching and ice conditions in an Arctic marine bird

Authors: Love, O.P., Glichrist, H.G., Descamps, S., Semeniuk, C.A.D., and Bety, J.
2010 Oecologica 164 277-286

2009

Hematological differences in stingrays between tourist and non-visited sites suggest physiological costs of wildlife tourism

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., Bourgeon, S., Smith, S. and K.D. Rothley.
2009 Biological Conservation 142 1818-1829.
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2008

Costs of group-living for a normally solitary forager: effects of provisioning tourism on Southern stingrays Dasyatis americana

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D. and Rothley, K.D.
2008 Marine Ecology Progress Series 357 271–282.
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A multi-attribute trade-off approach for advancing the management of marine wildlife tourism: a quantitative assessment of heterogeneous visitor preferences

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., Haider, W., Beardmore, B. and Rothley, K.D.
2008 Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19 194-208
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2007

Using fatty acid profile analysis as an ecological indicator in the management of tourist impacts on marine wildlife: a case of stingray-feeding in the Caribbean

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D., Speers-Roesch, B. and Rothley, K.D.
2007 Environmental Management 40 665-677

2006

Anti-predator benefits associated with mixed-species grouping of cowtail (Pastinachus sephen) and whipray (Himantura uarnak) stingrays

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D. and Dill, L.M.
2006 Ethology 112 33-43
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2005

Cost/benefit analysis of group and solitary resting in the cowtail stingray, Pastinachus sephen

Authors: Semeniuk, C.A.D. and Dill, L.M.
2005 Behavioral Ecology 16 417-426.
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2004

Parent-offspring conflict in the evolution of vertebrate reproductive mode

Authors: Crespi, B.J. and Semeniuk, C.A.D.
2004 American Naturalist 163 635-653

2002

An Australian Pelican Pelicanus conspicillatus benefits from the beating behaviour of a Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius

Authors: Love O.P. and Semeniuk C.A.D.
2002 Corella 26: 27-30.